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Florida Attorney General Joins Criminal Probe Into Sloth World After Dozens of Sloth Deaths

The move signals a shift to criminal enforcement following a civil review that yielded no citations.

Wyoming Man Gets 18 Months’ Probation in Wolf Cruelty Case

Rio Prosecutors Charge Six Over Filmed Capybara Beating on Ilha do Governador

Vienna Court Convicts Man for Mailing Cat to Germany With Six-Month Suspended Term

Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Monkey Torture Videos Under PACT Act

Telangana Police Book Sarpanch and Secretary After Nearly 100 Stray Dogs Poisoned

Plea Deal Filed in Wyoming Wolf Abuse Case Would Spare Prison

Florida Prosecutors Decline Charges in Viral Sanford Stepfather Video

L.A. Man Sentenced After Video Showed Alcohol Poured Into Protected Hawk

Plumpton College Ex-Students Jailed for 'Sadistic' Killing of Sheep Near Ditchling Beacon

Over 20 Dogs Rescued in Raid on Clandestine Breeder in La Plata

17-Week Suspended Sentence for Man Who Threw Kittens Off Twickenham Bridge

Brisbane Man Sentenced to Community Service Over Dog’s Death After False Theft Claim

Police Interrupt Animal-Sacrifice Ritual in Mar del Plata After 911 Calls

DuPage Man Accused of Killing Son’s Support Dog Held Without Bond on Felony Cruelty Charge

Marseille Court Hands Suspended Sentences in Orchestrated Killing of Dog Spike

Taunton Man Summonsed After West Bridgewater Traffic Stop Reveals Severely Emaciated Puppy

Indiana Judge Acquits K-9 Company Owner in 2023 Truck Heat Deaths

Seventh Arrest in Cumbria Fox-Hunting Probe After Viral Drone Footage

Two Northglenn Women Charged With 109 Counts in Animal-Cruelty Case